August 26th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
Sandy Munro worked in the automotive industry for decades before starting his consulting firm Munro & Associates. In recent years, [&hellip
August 3rd, 2020 | by Kyle Field
In their latest podcast, the Third Row Tesla crew talked with Elon Musk and Sandy Munro about some of the innovations Tesla brought to bear in optimizing the design of the Tesla Model
August 3rd, 2020 | by Kyle Field
In their latest podcast, Third Row Tesla talked with Elon Musk and Sandy Munro about some of the innovations Tesla brought to bear in optimizing the design of the Tesla Model
May 25th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In a short five minute video, Sandy Munro, who recently conducted an extensive Model Y teardown, shared his thoughts about Tesla's hot new Cybertruck and its potential competitors.
April 2nd, 2020 | by Kurt Lowder
Auto expert Sandy Munro has published more new videos of the Tesla Model Y teardown that his firm Munro and Associates is conducting
April 1st, 2020 | by Kurt Lowder
We have covered expert Sandy Munro and his company Munro & Associates multiple times on CleanTechnica over the years. When the Tesla Model 3 first came out, Munro led the charge to call Tesla out for out of spec panel gaps. For a short period, the corporate media preceded to interview and quote him often
December 19th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
In an interview with an advisor to some of the world's top manufacturing executives, Sandy Munro, Sean Mitchell dives right in with this burning question: "Did you get one?" One, being a Cybertruck
August 24th, 2019 | by Barry A.F.
Recently, an article about Sandy Munro's most recent interview was posted on CleanTechnica. The article and video are very interesting in quite a few ways. I commented with my thoughts and the replies convinced me to write this article
August 21st, 2019 | by Kurt Lowder
Get your popcorn and snacks ready! Sandy Munro has another hour-long interview about the ongoing transition to electric vehicles. There is always so much packed into these videos. Munro just has a knack for cutting right to the chase and explaining engineering, manufacturing, and business to the layperson. In the interview, Munro is joined by Mark Ellis, who is a Senior Associate at Munro and Associates
April 28th, 2019 | by Kurt Lowder
Disclaimer: I have been hesitating whether to write this article for some months now. I am not an engineer. I am an environmental advocate and avid cleantech follower. I had really hoped an engineer would cover this story, but I have not seen an article that covers this aspect of Tesla's technology. (I could have missed it.)
April 19th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Munro & Associates in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is in the business of taking cars apart. The company’s teardown reports reveal the juicy details of every single component — how they work, where they came from, and how much they cost. Automakers pay sizable sums for these reports, in order to figure out what their competitors are up to. Sandy Munro’s 2018 teardown of a Tesla Model 3 delivered some important insights into the California carmaker’s strengths and weaknesses. What about other electric cars
April 6th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
The weekly Autoline show from the Detroit area recently invited Sandy Munro back to talk about Tesla in China. Munro was once one of Tesla's most ardent skeptics, when he famously compared the Model 3 build quality to a "Kia from the '90s." After spending some more time tearing down the Model 3 and learning more about it, Sandy warmed to the company and had much more complimentary things to say about the company, including calling the Model 3 electronics "Like a Symphony of Engineering."
October 23rd, 2018 | by Kyle Field
Sandy Munro and his team at Munro and Associates have been tearing cars down for decades. As legacy gas and diesel powertrains are being replaced by electrified versions and new electric car companies continue to sprout (seemingly every other day), Munro and Associates are putting their experience to work tearing down the latest and greatest electric cars
September 10th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
CleanTechnica's Maarten Vinkhuyzen recently took a deep dive into a UBS report about the Tesla Model 3. The finding was that the report demonstrated tremendous ignorance at best or intentionally misleading nonsense at worst
February 3rd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Munro & Associates is a competitive benchmarking company that tears things apart to see how they are made. CEO Sandy Munro says the build quality of the Tesla Model 3 is equivalent to Kias from the 1990's. Ouch!
